Colac bypass plans on hold

Controversial plans to build a bypass road around Colac have been put on hold.

The Colac Otway Shire voted on Wednesday to defer any decision about the road until further notice, after the local council was advised VicRoads has problems with the idea.

Mayor Lyn Russell talked to Roads Minister Terry Mulder last week.

She will not say what the problems are but says she hopes to talk to VicRoads in the next few weeks.

"We had a meeting on the Friday before with Minister Mulder and he expressed that VicRoads had some issues with where we're up to and we need to look at legal advice and to work with VicRoads to solve those issues," she said.